Most of Bellflower Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
55 jobs are based in Bellflower Township; 234 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bellflower Township; the top destination outside it is Bloomington (30%, 26 miles). The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bellflower Township and work: the main findings
Bellflower Township is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Bellflower Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bellflower Township has about 350 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
30% of Bellflower Township works in Bloomington
71 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Bloomington, 26 miles away. That’s far more as work in Bellflower Township itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 234 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Bellflower Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Bellflower Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Bellflower Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bellflower Township clocks in
30% of workers
12% of workers
11% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
91% of the jobs in Bellflower Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bellflower Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 55. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bellflower Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Bellflower Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bellflower Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 180 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Bellflower Township goes to work
About 27% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bellflower Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bellflower Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellflower Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $76,667 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | A− | C | 28 min | $91,429 |
| West Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Blue Ridge Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $86,705 |
| Cheney's Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Drummer Township | under 2% | D | C | 17 min | $51,497 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Cheney's Grove Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bellflower Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Bellflower Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bellflower Township?
$76,667 (±$17,225) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bellflower Township?
11.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bellflower Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bellflower Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (30%, 26 mi), Normal (12%, 28 mi), Le Roy (11%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bellflower Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bellflower Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bellflower Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.